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PATENTE JUNE 2.1903. CLJ. 'DoRsEYg v FIGURE TOY. l. AIPLIOATIOF FILEDSEPT. 20. 1902.

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Patented June 2, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

I CHARLES J; DORSY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,555, dated-I une 2,1903. Application filed September 20, 1902. Serial lla-124,175. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: p Be it known ythat I, CHARLES J. DoEsEY, aresident of Baltimore, inithe State of Maryland,have invented certainnewand usefulImprovements in Figure Toys; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertainsto'make and use the same.

tial section of a-slide. Fig. 5 is aypartial section of a detail. Fig. 6is a' balloon-releasing devices.

Numeral l represents a shallow open-bottomed box supported, preferably,on feet 2 perspective of and having in its topa curved slot 3, which.

Fixed to the top of by preference is circular. the box on its undersurface is a spring-holding block or stud 4,'a spring being denoted.

6 indicates a slide curved to correspond to the slot. To the bottom ofthe slide are fixed pinsor rollers 7 suitable to travelin the slot andto guide the slide when moved by the spring.

8 denotes a slide to hold the catch against the normal tendency of theder tension to move it.

9 indicates a figure, which may be that of a horned or other animal,which is pivotally supported on a short fixed post 10,1,the pivot andpost being by preference concealed, as

p indicated.

' 11 denotes another ligure, which may be that of aman supported on apin 12, rising from the end ofthe spring, as shown, said piniconstituting a connection :between the slide and the spring and alsoconnecting the ligure to the same.

13 indicates-a balloony or the like, which is overbalanced by a weight14, movable up and down in the hollow post 15, lixed to the top of thebox. The Weight is connected to the spring when un-- figure by a cord orthe like passing over pulleys 15X.- For convenience for packing ortransportation, the post is rnadeAin/telescoping sections. Y At thebottom of the balloon is a hook or catch 16, adapted when the balloon isdrawn down to entera slot'in aV short post 17 and to be engagedand heldin such situationv by a two-armedvbutton 18, pivotally supported in aweight`1`9. When so engaged, the button holdsthe balloon down and holdsthe Weight up. To the-weight 19 is connected a Wire lever 20. The weightand its connected Wire are pivotallyr supported on a pin 2l,extendingfbetween the small posts 22.

23 denotes a hole vin the box-top, and 24 is an extension of the same,Within which is the pivotal connection of the Wire 2O and the pin 2l. Aspring 25 may be used to steady the Amovements of the weight and Wire.

To operate the toy, the catch or detent 8 is released, whereupon thespring moves the slide rapidly around the curve and against. the free.arm of the button 18 and also against an elastic butt-on 29 with theeffect to turn the button and release both the button and Weight:Simultaneously the figure 11, by means of a handle or other suitablecatch 26, engages the catch 16 of the balloon, so as to ascend with it,and the projection 27 of the weighted lever engages a part 28 on thepivoted figure to cause it to turn on its pivot, which in the caseillustrated gives the appearance of the animal rearing on its hind legsto follow the ascending figure.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a toy, the combination of the slotted base, a slide carrying aplurality of figures including a figure pivotedto theslide, andincluding a second tiguredetachably connected'to the slide, and means tomove the slide4 and devices to Adetach'the latter figure from the slideand move it'away from the'pivoted'gure and devices to turnthe latter onits pivot. Y I 2. In a toy, the combination of a base, a

"slide carrying'a plurality offtigures including a figure pivoted totheslide, and including a second figure detachably -'connected to theIOO slide, and mechanism to turn the ligure on its pivot, said mechanismcomprising,r a lever normally inoperative, a Weight to operate thelever, and a detent for the Weight, said detent being in the path of theslide.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES J. DORSEY.

Witnesses:

BENJ. R. CATLIN, L. M. GOTWALD.

